Laura is an author, illustrator and mum of two. She uses her Instagram platform ‘The Joy Journal’ to share engaging yet easy activities to do with children for creative, everyday play encouraging a connection to nature and injection of fun and craft into bath-times, rainy afternoons, long journeys and playdates. With chaos and calm in equal measure, Laura aspires to guide her children in the joy of play as well as mindfulness. Laura has led workshops for children and adults at Fearne Cotton's Happy Place Festival, Port Eliot festival and her first book The Joy Journal for Magical Everyday Play was published in April 2020 by Bluebird.